Fighting is intensifying in Syria in a major operation to recapture areas under ISIL control.
The battleground is around the cities of Raqqa and Deir Az Zor, where thousands of people are trapped.
Al Jazeera: Civilians evacuated from Syria’s Raqqa as fighting intensifies
Smoke rises from buildings following a reported strike on a rebel-held area of the Jobar district, east of the Syrian capital on Oct. 6.
